Candidat au départ... pour l'Antarctique !
Une course commence le jour où l'on décide de s'inscrire. Lorsqu'on s'engage littéralement.
Pour ma part, j'ai décidé d'envoyer ma candidature le jour où j'ai compris ce que je pouvais réellement apporter à cette mission...
C'était lors d'un cours d'anglais au cours duquel j'échangeais justement sur cette question. Lui faisant part de mes interrogations, ma professeur a fini de me convaincre lorsqu'elle m'a raconté comment elle avait finalement triomphé à vélo de la plus terrible montée de son village... "Je me suis souvenu de ton récit de ton triathlon, l'Alpsman : ne pas regarder le sommet, juste tourner les jambes, tant qu'elles tournent le vélo avance et forcément jusqu'à ce dernier col". Oui, partager son vécu peut influencer celui des autres. Ici c'est anecdotique mais l'histoire est faite de grands récits qui n'ont cessé d'influencer nos modes de vie pour le meilleur et malheureusement parfois aussi pour le pire. Ce qu'un communicant appelle la force du story-telling. Une belle histoire nous fait rêver, et lorsqu'elle nous touche ce rêve peut devenir réalité.
>>> Lisez l'histoire incroyable de Robert Swan, l'organisateur de la mission
Je dois aussi cette décision de postuler à un livre que j'ai lu récemment, "L'éloge de la chance" de Philippe Gabilliet. Cet universitaire y explique pourquoi certaines personnes sont particulièrement chanceuses. Point de hasard, mais plutôt une forme d'ouverture d'esprit. Pourrait-on s'entrainer à avoir de la chance ? Il semblerait en effet. La chance serait une succession de petites graines que l'on sème sur notre parcours et qui finiraient par germer. Encore faut-il savoir ce que l'on veut récolter et être capable de l'identifier pour ne pas le piétiner par mégarde... Si je n'avais jamais pensé aller en Antarctique un jour, tout semble m'y pousser aujourd'hui. Alors saisissons cette chance !
Me voilà donc à passer quelques soirées à rédiger, en anglais, ce qui pourrait s'apparenter à une profession de foi environnementale. L'exercice est particulièrement intéressant, sans savoir si ma candidature sera retenue, j'éprouve la satisfaction d'avoir déjà accompli un petit bout de chemin.
J'en partage ici quelques extraits pour que chacun puisse se rendre compte de ce dont il est question :
Application Information (Please respond to each question with a maximum of 200 words):
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> Briefly tell us about yourself and why you feel you are a good fit to represent your company on the Expedition:
I have been working on communication issues for more than 10 years and I know the power of a good story to make people do something that they have never planned to do. What we call “influence” is key in a world driven by social media and other fast communication channels. To me, “influence” could become inspiration when the purpose is positive and when it pushes people to do good things. This is something I understood during the Alpsman, an Xtrem Triathlon I did in the French Alps. Why did I spent more than 16 hours swimming, cycling and running just for having the chance to pass the finishing line with my son? Because I wanted to show him the strength of determination. That’s the power of Inspiring, it drives my life and my motivation in my hobbies, in my job, and with my three kids. With my engineering education, my communication background, and my sportsman determination, I think I have the required skills to inspire people to protect the planet. Inspiring people is something I have experienced in the last ten years. Using this skill is a duty towards the next generation, my three children and their future children. The purpose of Belron is to make a difference. I am sure I can make a difference too with this unique experience and all the knowledge I could get. All of this should make me able to convince people to change their behavior for protecting our planet. I want to represent my company in that fight.
> What do you hope to achieve personally through the Expedition?
My personal expectation through this expedition is to experience something that will change my understanding of our world, maybe even my life and may contribute to changing the future of our planet. I am hoping to meet very different people from many countries, with different cultures and opinions to really open my mind. I looking forward to debating climate change with the experts, to dive deeply into those complex issues and come back with strong arguments to convince people to change. I want to be shocked by this experience to be a sincere and honest witness to climate change issues. To me, this expedition will be a success if I find out and understand something that today I don’t even see.
> Please provide your general thoughts on sustainability and what you
would like to learn more about specifically regarding sustainability,
climate change, and the environment on the Expedition.
My thought on sustainability is that you cannot expect people to change their habits by lowering their living conditions. In my opinion you cannot deal with sustainability with someone who is starving to death. I think that sustainable solutions should be able to provide a more enjoyable future and demonstrate that new ways of living could be more enjoyable for everyone. That is what people realized during the covid crisis and the curfew: how simple things are essential, how important your direct environment is when you are not free to travel. I think people have in their heart a real need for nature that we have just to wake up. Again, it’s all about inspiration, if we manage to make people dream of a better world, we could create the will to change. We “just” need to provide right dreams and smart solutions.
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